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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-12-02
THE OIL MONOPOLY.

Tho Interstate Communication Hearing
Complaints ~ to Discrimination In Far
vor Of the standard Oil Company.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2-The Inter State
Commerce Commission yesterday began
the hearing OF the complaints in the Stand
ard Oil cases. These are the complaints Of
George Rice, Of Marietta, o., against q
number Of railroads, alleging against some
discrimination in favor of the Standard
Oil Company, against others violations Of
the long and short haul provisions and
against all unreasonable and unjust rates.
Fifty or seventy gentlemen are In attend
ancc, lawyers and witnesses, and the pro-
ceedings are likely to consume several
days. There are thirteen petitions IN all,
but only ten Of the cases are being tried at
this time. Messrs. ]. Randolph Tucker,
Roger B. LOOMS and A. ID. Follett appear
for complainant. The railroads are repre-
sented rs follows: s. II. Noble and Ed.
Baxter, for the Louisville 4 Nashville; L.
J.. Russell, for the Mobile 4 Ohio:
Holmes Cummins, for the Newport
News & Mississippi Valley, and the New
Orleans, Louisville u Texas; Il. IL. Money,
for the Mississippi Il Tennessee, and the
Illinois Central; EDWARD Folston and
Charles NJ. Cist, for the Cincinnati, New
Orleans & Texas Pacific; john S. Blair aud
Thomas j. Ports, for the st. Louis, Iron
Mountain e. Southern. and W. Baxter for
the East Tennessee. Virginia Il Georgia.
The complaint against the Louisville &
Nashville was read in full and the points
wherein it differed from the others was ex-
planned by Judge LOOMS verbally. The
reply of the Louisville Il Nashville was
also read. A general denial is made Of un-
long and short-haul provision, and the al
legged discrimination is explained upon the
theory that the Standard Oil Company fur
nishes its own (tank) cars, while complain
ants ship in barrels IN the cOmpany's cars,
thereby creating substantial difference
OF circumstances and conditions. The case
having thus been stated on both sides,
counsel for compliments began reading
0eDOSitiOnS.
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Work For the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22--The President
has $50 appointments. made since the adj
journment in March. to send to the Senate
as soon as the session opens. Included in
the batch are Secretary FaIrchild, Assist
ant Secretary May nard, Treasurer Hyatt,
the Interstate Commerce Commissioners.
the Pacific Railroad Commissioners, Com
missioner OF Patents, Hall, the Austrian
Minister; long list Of consuls, postmas-
tiers, marshals and district attorneys.
Democratic members who visit the White
House to urge candidates for Office find the
President strongly disinclined to add to
the already formidable array Of nominal
tons to be acted upon, and it is given cut
that only the most urgent cases will re-
ceive attention until after the Senate has
made some progress with the accommodation.
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THE UNSALTED SEAS.
Difficulties Of Lake Wre<
and Kescues.

Difficulties Of Lake Naylgat!0n-W Wrecks
and Rcscues.
EVANSTON, ILL.,, Nov. a5-The schooner
Halstead, coal-laden for Chicago, went
ashore in the fog of Glencoe, late Tuesday
night She was discovered yesterday
morning and the Evanston life-saving crew
were sent for. The life-savers reached the
scene of the wreck at II 80 a. IN. The surf
boat was launched in The heavy surf, when
q tremendous breaker struck her, knocking
overheard Captain Lawson and carryIn.
away two oars. Captain Lawson disap-
peared under the boat and came up on the
other side. He was gotten into the boat
again with considerable difficulty, unin-
jured. The boat being half full Of water
was headed for the beach where she was
pulled up and bailed cut. Captain
Lawson, although benumbed with cold,
entered the boat, and launched o Sec
ond time. Again the boat battlcd with tho
huge breakers, reaching the schooner with
out further accident, except the breaking
of the steering Oar. Two trips were made
in the surf boat, and the entire crew of the
schoon er were safely landed on the beach.
The schooner's crew was invited out for its
Thanksgiving dinner, and took the after.
noon train for Chicago. The Hals;ead left
heavy weather ever since. She was com.
manded by Captain George Pollock, and
had a cargo OF $50 tons of coal. She may
not prove total wreck. A large three
master is at anchor of Crosse Point light.
She has lost part OF her deck load of lum-
Der, and is signaling for u tug.
The boat reported in trouble of Sixty
seventh street early yesterday morning
was the schooner Z. Stevenson, of Chicago.
The life saving crew reached the scene of
the wreck at seven O'Clock and rescued
Captain Crapin and q crew Of three men.
The schooner left Ludington on Tuesday
morning for Chicago, loaded with lumber.
The storm struck her "Wednesday night
near Kenosha and she was driven in the
gale until she struck the bar near South
Chicago. The waves dashed over tho ves-
sci, and the captain and crew climbed into
the rigging and signaied for help.
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FATAL COLLISION.
Wreck Of Two Freight Trains ON the BAL
ttsnore & Ohio Road.

Wreck Of Two Freight Trains on the BAL
timore & Ohio Road.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov. 26.-Two freight
trains on the Wheeling division OF the Balti-
more 4 Ohio railroad collided near Coch-
ranc Mills. fifteen miles from this city
about 1918 O'clock yesterday morning.
Both trains were completely demolished
and three mcn killed and five others in-
jured. Ono of the killed was William He'd
diman, a fireman, Of Wheeling. The two
others are still under the debris and their
names are not known. The injured
were: Thomas Gates, engineer, crushed
and bruised, seriously; Frank Apple
by. fireman, hurt about the head and body,
not dangerous; Peter McGann, fireman,
head badly cut. arm broken and body
bruised, quite serious; Thomas F. Tam,
brakeman, cut and bruised not danger
Ously; Patrick Goff, engineer, head badly
cut, foot mashed and cut about the body,
very serions. There appear to have been
no orders issued as to winch train was to
lay over at Fin eyvIlle for the other to
pass. The trains were running at
u high rate Of speed. and as they
rounded curve near the sta
ton they came into view too late
to be saved. A moment later they came to-
gether with terrible force. Both locomo-
tives were lifted from the rails and thrown
to one side, completely wrecked. The cars
were all dcrailed and reduced almost to
kindling wood and the debris piled up high
around the locomotives. The main track
was torn up for a considerable distance and
completely blockaded. There was not q
moments warning and both crews were
caught in the wreck. Three OF the train
men were buried from sight. They were
almost instantly killed.
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SCHOOL ELECTION.
The Election In st. Louis Ends I'm Swe<
ing Citizens Victory.

The Election In st. Louis Ends I'm . Sweep.
Ing Citizens Victory.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 23.-An election for q
new public school board was held here yes
terday and resulted in q sweeping victory
for the Citizens' ticket. Twcnty-one mem.
bers Of the board were voted for, fourteen
from districts and seven from the city at
large. OF the district members the Citi-
zens elected ten and the Republicans
four. or the candidates at large the
Citizens made q clean sweep. The issue
was whether German and other orna-
MENTAL branches of stndy should be taught
in the primary and grammar schools. A
good deal of interest was taken in the cleo
ton, and an unusually large vote was polIed
for special contest. The Democrats did
not put candidates in the field, but prac-
tlcally indorsei the Citizens ticket at
large, which was composed of three Demo-
Gratis, three Republicans and one repre-
sentative Of the Labor element. 1t received
q majority Of about4 900
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IN THE NETTlES.
President Grevy Catching 1t From An
Quarters.

President Grevy Catching 1t From An
Quarters.
PARIS, Nov. 26.-President Grevy still
stubbornly resIsts the deman1 Is FOR his inn
mediate resignation, and the press unani-
mOusly condemn the prolongation CT the
crisis. though La Pair says that he will
not resign before he has placed the repub-
lie in u safe position. 1t declares that the
Orleans Princes are very active. and warns
Republicans to reflect on the course they
are taking.
1t is Stated that General Saussier has
asked the Minister Of War to grant him
permission to announce his absolute refusal
to be IA candidate for the presidency.
LIE Paris says NJ. Rouvier informed n.
Grevy that he would read the latter's mes
sage TO the chamber only On condition that
he should Withdraw his acceptance of the
designations Of the present Ministry and
bitterly reprOached thePrcsident for having
accepted them before the operation OF con.
verting the Ministry had been concluded.
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Grew to Go.

PARIS. Nov. 25.-President Grevy yester.
day requested NJ. Kibor 10 form a Cabinet
and charged him to convey to the Chamber
probably next Monday his message Of resig-
nation. N. RibOt Consented, but advised
II. Grevy that as the message was poiit-
ical act the tenor OF which required the ap-
prevail of the Cabinet. the President ought
70 confer with the retiring ministry. NJ.
Grevy accordingly SUNNI ned n. R0uvief
ana his colleagues and had conference
with them, intimating tina: he had definitely
decided to resign. The kibot Cabinet will
probably include II. Flourena, H. Waldeck.
Rousseau, II. SadlCaruot ana General
FerrOn.
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A MENTAL WRECK.
Ex-senator Jones, Of Florida, Destitu
md IDementesl In Detroit.

Ex-senator Jones, Of Florida. Destitute
and I'ementedl In Detroit
DETROIT, Mich. Nov. 23-It became
known for the first time to-day to a few
persons that cx-United States Senator
Charles W. Jones, Of Florida, who:has Tor
some unexplained reason sojourned in De-
troit for two years past, is practically a
beggar upon the streets, and but for the
charity OF q friend would be without food
or shelter. When Jones came to Detroit he
was very free with his money and gave
lavishly to benevolent purposes. He
boarded at the best hotel un-
til few months ago, when he
was unable to pay his bills. He then went
to cheaper house, and last night his room
was locked on him aud he slept on the floor
in the hall. He was observed by u man
whom he had befrlended in his better days
and was taken to the mans home. Jones
is almost a mental wreck. He is pursued
with tine idea that some enemies whom he
never names arc following him, and that he
will vet down them.o
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To Await Execution.

COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 25.-"Blinky" Nor
gan, the murderer Of Detective Hulllgau,
arrived from Ravenna shortly after three
o'clock yesterday afternoon and was met
At the union depot by the police patrol
squad and conveyed directly to the pen,ten-
tiary, where he will be executed March
IT, He was in charge OF the sheriff aud
three deputies. The trip to Columbus was
made without incident. He maintains .
firm demeanor and had nothing to say.
There Was large concOurse OF people at
the depot, the fact having become pretty
generally known tina: the prisoner would
arrive at the hour named. He Was placed
In the iron cage in the execution annex.
which had been specially prepa red for him
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A BOY FiEND.
The Terrible Work of An Eight-Year.Old
hoy.

The Terrible Work Of AN Eight-Year-Old
boy.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov. 26-Near Perida,
a station on the Mobile Il Montgomery
division Of the Louisville T. Nashville rail-
road, lived Charley Baker, tho stepson of
n farmer named Ponder. He was eight
years old and had brother OF four and q
sister OF SIX. A few days ago young
Baker witnessed the killing Of the family's
hogs, and Wednesday he left the house
with his brother and sister, and some time(
later he returned alone, his clothes covered
with blood, and told his mother he had
killed the little ones, showing sharp
butcher knife with which he had done
the work. Following the boy to u spot In
the woods near the slaughter pen the moth
er found her younger son and daughter
stretched on the ground in q pool of blood,
both with their Threats cut. The girl was
dead and the boy barely alive. While the
family were attending the little ones Char
ley disappeared again, and search being
made for him shortly afterwards he was
found a few steps from the same spot dead,
with his jugular vein severed, evidently by
his own hand. The wounded boy is mend
ing slowly.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-12-02

NEW YORK, Nov. 23-Johann Most, the
Anarchist, was placed on tria. in the court
OF general sessions yesterday on the charge
Of melting violence by an inflammatory
speech a week ago Saturday night. He
aad been admitted to bail, and entered
the court room without the escort
OF policemen. He kept on his hat after
entering until one of the court officers
brusQuely took 1t off his head. He is
defended by Counselors Howe and Hum
NELL and Assistant D:stric. Attorney Nicoll
conducts the prosecution. The work Of
getting jury was begun and progressed
very slowly, as the men called ex-
pressed decided prejudice against
anarchy in general, and Most in particular.
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WORSE AND WORSE.
The Damage by Forest and Prairie Firea
Grows Alarming.


Grows Alarming.
ST. Louis, Nov. 23-Reports Of forest
and prairie fires come from all directions
excepting the north. and give accounts Of
great destruction of property. The bot
tom lands OF the Okaw and Big Muddy
rivers in Southwestern Illinois and the
prairies in many parts Of the same section
OF tho State are ablaze, and outhOuses,
fences, farming machinery, outstanding
crops and whole forests, and in some cases
residences, have been destroyed. In
Southeastern Missouri and in Arkansas,
between the Iron Mountain railway and
the Mississippi river, the swamps and
low lands have been almost burned
out and the whole country IS
so filled with smoke that the people are
almost stifed. As far west as Hot Springs
fires have devastated farms and burned
residences, barns and fences, and the little
town Of Mayflower. in Franklin County,
barely escaped total destruction. On tho
east side of the Mississippi river in Wash
ington and Bolivar Counties, Mississippi,
nineteen cotton gins, besides much other
valuable property, have been destroyed.
From the Indian Territory are reports Of
great prairie fires. forty miles Of range
around Red Fork having been entirely raw
aged and thousands Of tons Of hay, farming
implements and large number Of cattle
burned. Other sections OF the Territory
have suffered in the same way.
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Dynamiter Arrested.

LONDON. Nov. GA detective has ar.
rested man named Callan, who disap-
peared after the death in London. rece ntly,
of the alleged dynamiter, Cohen. A quantity
ofdynamite was found in Calixn's lodgings
and the police seized package containing
money sent to him by Moroney, alias Mel
vile, who was said TO be the agent in Lon
don Of the Clan-na-Gael Society. Michael
Harkins, one of the witnesses at the in
quest on the body OF Cohen, was arrested,
and both were taken into court and charges
preferred against them. Superintendent
Williamson, OF Scotland Yard, stated The
facts upon which their arrest was based,
and both were remanded for trial. Cal
lan's address is Lowell, Mnsa
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l,alfour and D.lsr;eu.

LONDON, Nov. 36.-In letter written to
Edward Armitage, the Secretary for Ire
land, Balfour. makes reference to the cpl.
sode Of Mr.. O'Brien's loss of his clothes in
Tullamore jail and declares that the Irish
editor is treated with neither leniency nor
severity. He has succeeded in sheltering
himself behind the medical opinion that
his lungs are affected and his heart weak
in Its action, and the Secretary says il he
persists in his refusal to wear the prisolS
dress he can not therefore be forcibly com.
PEELED to put it on. He sees no reason,
however, why Mr.. O'Bricn should not
serve his full term OF imprisonment, but
admits that he can not safely be subjected
to the usual prison discipline.
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CHESTER, ILL.,, Nov. 25.-Last night the
500 train brought to this city eight prison.
ers from Morgan County, bound for the
penitentiary, under guard Of three deputy
sheriffs. The prisoners were In irons fast
ened to chain two and two. Before leav-
ing the train an examination of their hand
cuffs was made and found al right, but
when they got OF the train in the inky
darkness Charles Gather and Charles
Wyatt, colored, each under a six-year SEN
tence for highway robbery, managed to
get loose from the chain aud shot out into
the darkness at full speed, hundcuffed To-
ge,her, and made their escape.
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Played With the Fire.

LEXINGTON. Mo-, Nov. 2S.-At Mayviery
Friday Mrs. Reynolds went to the spring
for bucket Of water and during her an
sence her four-year-old boy began playing
with the fire. His clothing was soon in a
blaze and when. in answer to his shrieiSs,
his mother hurricdly returned home shc
found him literally baked, the abdomen,
back and legs being horribly burned. He
died IN about three hours.
The total immigration to the
United States from all countries exc
cept Canada and Mexico during the
nine-nonths of the present calendar
gear was All. 900 against 294. 500 in the
same period of 1856. OF this about
three-fOurths, or 313, LOG, arrived st
the port OF New York. against 233. 500
in 1856. Tie United Kingdom is re.
sponsible for a large portion of this
years immigration. as 1918 immi-
grants came from that country, against
99,O4O in 1886 Germany ranks
second. with $500 immigrants.
against 63, i46 in 1sS6.-PuJlicO Opinion.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-12-02

PANAMA, Nov. 1.-THE Rerista Catoliee OF
Bogota, speaking Of mission work in Co
!ombia, says that in Caqueta, San Martini.
Casanara, La Goajira, Nevada, Choco,
Opon ard Darien there arc over 2'NOOOs
Colombians who live a savage life. Many
Of these are stolen and sold into q life Of
slavery Of the vilcst description. Some
times combats take place which result in
the slaughter OF hundreds, whose bodies
are left where they fall. Colombian cit,--
zens on the PutumavO and Napo are plum
dered by Dolores Remdios. an infamous
slave dealer, who holds public sales on the
lower Amazon Of wcmeu stolea from CO.
lombia.
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Summary o, the Daily News
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
TIE first formal conference between the
English Commissioners and the American
negotiators upon the fisheries question was
held i'm the diplomatic reception room In
the Department of State at Washington or
the I'D. ss... ..-.s..-..
The President has appointed George W
Parks, of Salt Lake City, to be receiver OF
public moneys at Salt Lake City, U. T.,
vice H. c. Wallace. resigned: and Tom
Wall, OF Oshkosh, Wis, to be special
ageut to make allotment of lands to Indians
in severaIty.
AS the direct outgrowth Of the Washing
ton police scandal of last year. ex-Lieuten
ant Arnold has sued ex-Chief Walker fol
$4,000 for libel.
MEMBERS OF the Senate Finance subcom
mittee express the, opinion that the Gov.
eminent is annually defrauded of large
amount of revenue by differentiation at
the various custom houses. The report OF
this committee when made, may affect
tariff legislation by the Fiftieth Congress.
ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL KNOTT
is quoted as saying that he was convinced
that the Government would establish q
system of postal biography within three
years.
CARDINAL GIBBONS made short visit to
the President at the White House recently.
SECRETARY WHITNEY presented an order
for turkey to each employee Of his depart
ment on Thanksgiving day.
The President has removed William H.
Black agent of the Sac and Fox Indians,
for incompetency.
The Chinese Minister recently enter
tanned at dinner Secretary Bayard, Secre-
tary Whitney, Secretary Fairchild, Post
master General Villas, Secretary Lamar,
Secretary Endicott, the English, French
and other Ministers; the Japanese Charge
d'Affaires and the Justices of the Supreme
Court The entertainment commemoratcd
the birthday of the Empress of China.
ACTING LAND COMMISSIONER SToCKsLA-
GER has recommended the institution of
suits to compel the removal OF fences
erected by the American Cattle Company,
OF Colorado: the Union Cattle Company,
of Wyoming; Joseph Scott, OF Montana
the Home Land and Cattle Company, of
Montana, and o. II. Wallop, of Montana
THE President has recognized Baitizzi
Effendi as honorary Consul Of Turkey at
New York. f-s
RIDDLE, DEAN & Co. have complained to
the Interstate Commission that the Pitts
iburgh T. Lake Erie railroad has advanced
the rate from sl.70 to $40 per ton for
transporting coal from Pittsburgh to Gin
cinnati This. they charge, is an exorbitant
and unreasonable rate. @
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The Cold SnaD.

ST. Paul. Mimi, Nov. 2S.-The cold wave
reached here at about midnight last night
and at six q. M. the mercury had fallen to
10 below. The weather bulletin at mid
night showed the following below
zero temperatures: st. Paul, S; Huron,
OAK. IA; Morehead, Nina, IS; st. Vincent,
Mimi, %; Bismarck, "a; Fort BufOrd. ~.
In Montana the temperature is rising
again, the mercury standing Is above at
Helena and 10 above at Cheyenne.
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QENERA.

Ex-ENPREss EUGENE, on the ed, was
said TO be lying critically i'll at Amsterdam,
Holland.
the statement that the balloon in which
n. L,Hoste and another aeronaut made an
ascent on November - from Paris had
fallen to the earth was incorrect. Nothing
was known OF the fate Of either the men or
the balloon.
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-Sharpeley was invited the other
day to dinner by old MacSkinfiint. In
due course two chops made their APP
pearance. you see your dinner" re-
marked the host. YES" replied
oharpeicy. helping himself to both the
chops; but don't see yours. judy.
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OFF tho Tr,cL Mice Roc

of the Track. Miss Bas- Bleu-
Are You very fond of reading. Mr..
DowntOwn" Mr.. Downtown-..Fair
to m;ddling." Miss R-'.Have you
read Homo Sum'a" Mr.. D-'.No.
never was fond of arithmetic. and when
was at school / couldn't even get on
with his Iliad. Puck.
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TEE public school election at st. Louis on
the I'd ended in q sweeping victory for the
citizens ticket, defeating the element in.
schools 80
TIE Canadian schooner Norwood went
ashore near Marquette, Mich, in q blind
ing Snow storm OF the 22d. An unknown
schooner was also seen to 20 down near
Kenosha.
JAMES MARJsN, farmer Of Coles County,
u, was robsed q 81 e6 On = train ont Of
Chicago the other night